European Computer Driving
Licence
Module 6 – Presentation
Chapter 6.4 – Adding Objects
Adding Objects
Z Pictures, scanned photographs or
cartoons can be added to your
documents
Z You can also put in graphs and
charts
Z PowerPoint has slide layouts
designed to help you add graphics
easily
Z Slide 5 of the Tigers presentation is
an example
Z Display the slide on in Normal View
and type in your text first
Inserting a Clip Art image
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Double-click on the Clip Art placeholder
Search for a picture (graphic) by typing a
search word into the search box. Click Go
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Select a picture by clicking it.
Click OK. The picture will
appear on the slide
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To delete a picture, click it
and press the Delete key
Changing the size of a graphic
Z Select the graphic. Black Z Click and hold down the mouse button
handles will surround it
Z Drag outwards to enlarge the graphic,
Z Position the mouse over
or drag inwards to make it smaller
a corner handle. The
Z Release the mouse
pointer will change to a
two-headed arrow
Copying or moving an image within a
presentations
Z You may want the same
Z Click the image and drag it into
image on another slide, eg.
position on the slide
the Title slide
Z Resize it if necessary
Z You can copy or move the
image without having to
insert another Clip Art image
Z Click to select the image.
Select Edit then Copy (to
copy the image), or Cut (if
you want to move it)
Z Go to the slide to receive
the image. Select Edit then
Paste
Copying or moving an image between
presentations
Z You can also copy or move an image between open presentations:
Z Start a new presentation, or open an existing one
Z Switch back to the first presentation by clicking its filename on the
Start bar
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Click the image. Select Edit then Copy or Cut
Switch to the other presentation
Go to the slide to receive the image
Select Edit then Paste. Move and resize appropriately
Inserting an image to the Master slide
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You can insert an image into the Z
Master slide for non-title slides
by opening the file containing
the graphic then copying and
pasting it into the slide.
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You can also import it directly by
finding a picture you like from
the Internet, or download some
from the Payne-Gallway web
site www.payne-gallway.co.uk/ecdl
View the Master slide and select
the non-title Master slide
Select Insert then Picture then
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From File
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Locate the pictures you’ve downloaded and click
to select one, then click the Insert button
Move and resize if necessary and add a border by
clicking the Line Color button
Switch to Normal View to exit the slide master
Adding a column chart
Z A Title and Chart slide (slide 4)
has already been created in the
Tigers presentation
Z Select the chart slide and
double-click the Chart
placeholder
Z A small spreadsheet will appear
Z Overtype the existing data with
the new information
Z Remove unwanted columns and
rows in turn by clicking the
column or row headers
and pressing the Delete key
Z Close the spreadsheet
datasheet
Z Use the corner handles to resize
the chart if necessary
Adding a chart
Z The chart slide will look something like this:
Sizing a chart
Z To adjust the chart size, click it and drag a corner handle
inwards to make it smaller and outwards to make it
larger
Editing a chart
Z You can edit details if you make a mistake in one of the
figures or headings in the chart
Z Double-click the chart and the datasheet will appear
again
Z If the datasheet does not appear, right-click on the Chart
Area and select Datasheet from the menu that appears
Z The Chart Area is the dark blue area around the chart. If
you are unsure of being in the right place, hover the
mouse pointer over the area and the Tool Tip will tell you
where you are
Changing the background colour
Z Double-click the chart so that the datasheet appears
Z Right click in the middle of the chart. The Tool Tip will say Walls.
Select Format Walls
Z Click one of the colours, or check the None box to leave the
background transparent. Click OK
Changing the column colours
Z The chart in edit mode (with the datasheet showing), right click on
one of the column bars. Select Format Data Series
Z In the Area section, select a new colour for the selected data series.
Click OK
Z Repeat this process for other column data series if necessary
Adding a pie chart
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You can copy a chart slide,
paste it into a new position in
the presentation, and then
change the chart to a pie chart
and edit the data
Go to the existing Title and
Chart slide and select Edit
then Copy
Select Edit then Paste. A copy
of the slide will appear just
after the original
Double-click the placeholder,
edit the existing data in the
datasheet. Remove any
unwanted rows and columns
Adding a pie chart
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To change the chart type, right click on the Chart Area (outside of the actual
chart, but still within the boundary)
Select Chart Type
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Click Pie. Click OK
To add data labels, right click under the legend. Select Chart Options
Select the Data Labels tab and make the required selections
Adding a pie chart
Z The new pie chart slide will look something like this:
Chart types
Z There are many other chart
types available
Z Right click the chart and select
Chart Type
Z Select a chart type and click
Press and Hold to view
Sample to see what it looks
like
Changing chart colours
To change the background of any chart:
Z Make user the datasheet is in view
Z Right click close to the chart within the background area
(the Plot Area)
Z Select Format Plot Area
Z Select a new colour
Z Click OK
Changing chart colours
To change the colour of all of
the bars in a data series
Z Select the chart. Click a bar
once
Z Right-click it and select Format
Data Series
Z Select a new colour from the
Patterns tab
Z Click OK
To change the colour of an
individual bar:
Z Click any bar once
Z Then click the specific bar to
select it
Z Right click it and select Format
Data Point
Z Select a new colour from the
Patterns tab
Z Click OK